Fritha Hanning

Biography

Dr Hanning treats patients with a number of different cancers but her main focus is genitourinary cancer. Dr Hanning is a graduate of the University of Auckland School of Medicine, having previously studied at Otago University. During her advanced training she worked in the United Kingdom at the Royal London and St Bartholomew’s hospitals, the Royal Free Hospital London, and at Cancer Research UK in Oxford. While in the United Kingdom she completed a certificate in palliative care and symptom management from the University of Wales. Fritha is the initiator of the Genitourinary Special Interest Group for New Zealand and previously chaired the group. She now sits on the committee. She is a key contributor to on-going scientific research in genitourinary cancer, with involvement in current trials and as a New Zealand representative on the Australia New Zealand Urogenital and Prostate Cancer scientific committee. She works for the ADHB where she is the Clinical Director of Medical Oncology. Fritha also sits on the Scientific Advisory Committee for ANZUP. Fritha is committed to carefully considering all the issues that face a person and their family as they go through a diagnosis of cancer and their treatment plan. While she has a strong scientific background, communication and empathy are an important part of Fritha’s care. Fritha is the mother of three children, and is a keen gardener and gym goer.

Research Interest

 Oncology